长一智 (cháng) — to gain wisdom (from a setback); to learn a lesson (from experience)
Definition
Part of the set phrase 吃一堑，长一智: learning a lesson through hardship. Always appears with 吃一堑 or similar context — on its own it just means 'gain wisdom'.
verb
to gain wisdom (from a setback)to learn a lesson (from experience)
Examples
- ，长一智。Chī yí qiàn, cháng.A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
- 长一智。Zhè cì shī bài ràng tā cháng.This failure made him gain wisdom.
- 长一智。Cóng cuò wù zhōng cháng shì chéng zhǎng de bì jīng zhī lù.Gaining wisdom from mistakes is a necessary path to growth.
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